‘Ibn Sina’s renown brought him the title ‘the leading eminent scholar’ (al-Shayk al Ra’is). Discuss the significance of his philosophical ideas with special focus on his distinction between his essence and existence‚ and its role in his proof for God as the necessary existent.’ Ibn Sina‚ or Avicenna‚ born 980 AD‚ was a leading polymath of many subjects; many of his theories are still renowned today; 240 of (approximately) 450 works can authentically be attributed to him‚ contributing to mainly medicine
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plantinga teaches just because god permits evil‚ that doesn’t mean there aren’t mean there aren’t any good reasons for it. It may very well be less benevolent for god to deny us freedom than to prevent moral evil. To deny the possibility of god existence you would have to be omniscient. In modal logic a property that is impossible will entail its opposite. If maximal greatness is impossible then all things must negate maximal greatness. If perfection is logically absurd then we cannot adequately
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Sebastian Gumina Paper Topic #1 Descartes’ Skeptical Method Descartes’ method offers definitive conclusions on certain topics‚ (his existence‚ the existence of God)but his reasoning is not without error. He uses three arguments to prove existence (His and God’s) that attempt to solidify his conclusions. For his method to function seamlessly‚ Descartes needs to be consistent in his use of the method‚ that is‚ he must continue to doubt and challenge thoughts that originate in his own
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In Descartes’ first Meditation he is searching for a way to determine whether something is true. After finding that numerous opinions that he had previously believed to be true were in fact false he seeks to discover a secure foundation for his beliefs. To do so‚ he must discover something indubitable. However‚ throughout Meditation I Descartes is unable to be fully certain of anything and thus is unable to find a secure foundation for his beliefs which is why I will argue that we have no knowledge
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all Mean? Humans differ from any other species on the earth. Our superior brain gives us a tremendous reasoning capacity that probes the depths of human existence. This intellect is closely intertwined with our spirituality‚ our immaterial part that seeks answers from something beyond ourselves. Throughout the history of human existence‚ God worked to reveal himself to and develop a relationship with his people‚ the pinnacle of his creation. The Old Testament chronicles the story of God’s people
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cosmos. In order for this argument to succeed it has to be inductive and produce overwhelming evidence to show Gods existence. Arguments‚ like this one‚ can be interpreted in various ways so there will be different conclusions about God‚ in other words religious ambiguity. Furthermore most supporters of the Cosmological Argument argue that the universe could only have come into existence if it were caused by an uncaused cause. Thomas Aquinas‚ a Dominican friar‚ adapted the argument. He stated that
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Philosophy serves one purpose‚ bringing order to reason. This‚ on so many levels can organize ones way of thinking into a structured manner; therefore rendering it much easier for one to conclude solid conclusions‚ thereby avoiding error. There have been many independent streams of philosophy from several different parts of the world‚ such as China‚ and India. But the most popular school of thought that has created the most impact on the United States‚ without a doubt would have to be the ancient
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In his essay “Proof of an External World”‚ Moore begins by saying that there are many perfectly rigorous proof and arguments for the existence of an external world. The example he gives is suppose he holds up his left hand and says‚ “here is a hand”; then he holds up his other hand and says‚ “here is another hand.” Moore argues that this is a rigorous proof of the conclusion there now exists two hands at this point in time. For any proof to be considered rigorous‚ you just need the following three
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The Ontological Argument: An explanation and critical assessment Phil 361 Lec 01 Professor: Reid Buchanan Ryley Braun‚ 10013764 April 16‚ 2010 The ontological argument is an attempt to refute skepticism of God and prove His existence through reason alone. The philosopher‚ Saint Anselm‚ presented his work on the ontological argument‚ or argument from reason‚ in his text the Proslogium. The argument‚ on the surface‚ is very logically convincing and attempts to allure even the skeptic of
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Examine the cosmological argument for the existence of God? The key idea in cosmological arguments is that the world‚ the universe‚ and everything in them are dependent on something other than themselves for their existence. In other words‚ cosmological arguments attempt to justify God’s existence on the assumption that nothing can come from nothing‚ and that God must exist in order for anything to be here. Although the cosmological argument was expressed by Aquinas it was originally introduced and
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